Diary of a Madman
19 Apr - 22 May 2010
DIARY OF A MADMAN
Bratkov Sergey & Pepperstein Pavel & Volyazlovsky Stas & Kallima Aleksei & Chtak Valery & Van Kreij Marijn & Parrino Steven & Emin Tracey
19th April - 22nd May 2010
The REGINA Gallery is happy to present DIARY OF A MADMAN, a new group show featuring Sergey Bratkov (Russia), Valery Chtak (Russia), Tracey Emin (UK), Aleksei Kalima (R.ssia), Steven Parrino (USA), Pavel Pepperstein (Russia), Jon Pylypchuk (Canada), David Shrigley (UK), Marijn van Kreij (...), Stas Volyazlovsky (Ukraine), Constantin Zvezdochotov (Russia).
The idea of this show was derived from Diary of a Madman, a story by Nikolay Vasilyevich Gogol (1835). Diary of a Madman is a wild protest against unfair foundations of the mad world where everything is distorted and confused, where reason and justice are trampled upon. This topic is as urgent as it could be in the contemporary world, providing fertile soil for reflection and for further development of this idea.
Well known artists from Russia and from abroad present their responses to N. V. Gogol’s Madman’s Notes at the REGINA Gallery. David Shrigley, an author of notorious sarcastic cartoons and animation video films, will be presented by his artwork Bang. Tracey Emin, the member of the Royal Academy of Arts since 2007 and one of the most famous representatives of Young British Artists, will display her neon work People Like You Need to Fuck People Like Me. Valery Chtak, a young Russian graffiti author, will present I Don’t Know, I am from Moscow, a painting hanging down from the pipe; Steven Parrino, an American artist who died in a road accident at the age of 47, will be represented by his Blue Idiot, a characteristic and recognizable monochrome painting on deformed canvas.
Aleksey Kalima, one of the most brilliant artists who came to Moscow from the Russian south, will present his series of absurd notes. And Marijn van Kreij, a mysterious artist (origin unknown) and the author of... (Text lost) is famous for his drawings that mirror each other – a couple of them will be on display at the show.
The show also features a drawing by Pavel Pepperstein, an outstanding artist, a man-of-letters, a critic and an expert in art theory, the founder of the Medical Hermeneutics Inspection art group, a participant of the 53rd Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art.
Sergey Bratkov, a well-known Russian artist, presents his collage Work which focuses on a slipper. The show also presents the collages made by the author of psychedelic trash epics on urgent topics, Stas Volyazlovsky; by Konstantin Zvezdochetov, the merriest classic of the Moscow actual art; and by Jon Pylypchuk, an artist from Canada whose works are in the collections of Charles Saatchi Gallery in London.
Have a nice day at the show!
Bratkov Sergey & Pepperstein Pavel & Volyazlovsky Stas & Kallima Aleksei & Chtak Valery & Van Kreij Marijn & Parrino Steven & Emin Tracey
19th April - 22nd May 2010
The REGINA Gallery is happy to present DIARY OF A MADMAN, a new group show featuring Sergey Bratkov (Russia), Valery Chtak (Russia), Tracey Emin (UK), Aleksei Kalima (R.ssia), Steven Parrino (USA), Pavel Pepperstein (Russia), Jon Pylypchuk (Canada), David Shrigley (UK), Marijn van Kreij (...), Stas Volyazlovsky (Ukraine), Constantin Zvezdochotov (Russia).
The idea of this show was derived from Diary of a Madman, a story by Nikolay Vasilyevich Gogol (1835). Diary of a Madman is a wild protest against unfair foundations of the mad world where everything is distorted and confused, where reason and justice are trampled upon. This topic is as urgent as it could be in the contemporary world, providing fertile soil for reflection and for further development of this idea.
Well known artists from Russia and from abroad present their responses to N. V. Gogol’s Madman’s Notes at the REGINA Gallery. David Shrigley, an author of notorious sarcastic cartoons and animation video films, will be presented by his artwork Bang. Tracey Emin, the member of the Royal Academy of Arts since 2007 and one of the most famous representatives of Young British Artists, will display her neon work People Like You Need to Fuck People Like Me. Valery Chtak, a young Russian graffiti author, will present I Don’t Know, I am from Moscow, a painting hanging down from the pipe; Steven Parrino, an American artist who died in a road accident at the age of 47, will be represented by his Blue Idiot, a characteristic and recognizable monochrome painting on deformed canvas.
Aleksey Kalima, one of the most brilliant artists who came to Moscow from the Russian south, will present his series of absurd notes. And Marijn van Kreij, a mysterious artist (origin unknown) and the author of... (Text lost) is famous for his drawings that mirror each other – a couple of them will be on display at the show.
The show also features a drawing by Pavel Pepperstein, an outstanding artist, a man-of-letters, a critic and an expert in art theory, the founder of the Medical Hermeneutics Inspection art group, a participant of the 53rd Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art.
Sergey Bratkov, a well-known Russian artist, presents his collage Work which focuses on a slipper. The show also presents the collages made by the author of psychedelic trash epics on urgent topics, Stas Volyazlovsky; by Konstantin Zvezdochetov, the merriest classic of the Moscow actual art; and by Jon Pylypchuk, an artist from Canada whose works are in the collections of Charles Saatchi Gallery in London.
Have a nice day at the show!